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Reclaiming conversation

Are smart-phones eroding authentic communication? A Q&A with Sherry Turkle.

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What happens when we become too dependent on our mobile phones? According to MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle, author of the new book Reclaiming Conversation, we lose our ability to have deeper, more spontaneous conversations with others, changing the nature of our social interactions in alarming ways.